Reshaping World Politics - Ngos, the Internet, and Global Civil Society

Informationen zum Autor Craig Warkentin is assistant professor in the Department of Political Science at the State University of New York in Oswego. Klappentext This book examines the ways in which nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) contribute to the development and maintenance of global civil society. Basing his argument on the contention that 'people make politics,' the author investigates eight NGOs and connects their organizational activities to global civil society's dynamics and processes. In constructing an analytical framework for understanding global civil society, the author reviews traditional understandings of civil society, integrates these with a classical theoretical approach that places people at the center of world politics, and conceptualizes global civil society in terms of three elemental characteristics: dynamism, inclusiveness, and cognizance. Zusammenfassung This text examines the ways in which non-governmental organizations (NGOs) contribute to the development and maintenance of global civil society. The author investigates eight NGOs and connects their organizational activities to global civil society's constitutive dynamics and processes. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1 List of Acronyms Chapter 2 Preface Chapter 3 Introduction Chapter 4 Global Civil Society and NGOs Chapter 5 Global Civil Society and the Internet Chapter 6 Environmental NGOs Chapter 7 Development NGOs Chapter 8 Online Resource Networks Chapter 9 Reshaping World Politics Chapter 10 References

Product details

• Authors: Craig Warkentin, Warkentin Craig
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 18.04.2001
• EAN: 9780742509726
• ISBN: 978-0-7425-0972-6
• No. of pages: 224
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Society; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; SOCIAL SCIENCE / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, International Relations, Institutions and learned societies: general, Institutions & learned societies: general